Is the White Worm character from Solo, a reference to Bram Stoker's Lair of the White Worm?
At the beginning of Solo: A Star Wars Story, we are introduced to a younger Han Solo and his girlfriend Qi'ra who are under the thumb of some criminal organization led by an alien that is literally a White Worm-like creature, who lives in a water hole, and is sensitive to light.
This scene and creature is very similar to the concept and creature presented in Bram Stoker's horror story, Lair of the White Worm (1911).
Is Solo intentionally referencing Bram Stoker's work?
Best Answer
Yes, Mother Proxima and The White Worms gang are homage to the novel!
From Jon Kasdan's useless facts sheets, referring to Solo: A Star Wars Story via Jon Kasdan's Twitter Post. (See #2)
And reconfirmed at Wookieepedia
The White Worms were first mentioned in the 2018 adventure book Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure, written by Cavan Scott. They first appeared on-screen in the 2018 Star Wars Anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story. The gang's name was an homage to Bram Stoker's 1911 novel The Lair of the White Worm.
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What is Lair of the White Worm about?
She was sold to a slave dealer, Sarkin Enneb, and later Dryden Vos, the leader of Crimson Dawn.What happens to Qi RA after solo?
The book itself is a 190 page (plus 2 pages of advertisements) hardcover with a purple cloth cover stamped on the spine and front panel in gold. The book was also partly rewritten and condensed to only 28 chapters.Dracula | Characters | Bram Stoker
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